Xbox 360 Specs
Next Spring is promising to be an exciting time for gamers, with
the release of the new Xbox 360. Officially announced on MTV,
Microsoft unveiled their all new console. With a sleek design,
an impressive CPU, and a slew of many other new features, the
Xbox will continue to prove Microsoft's dominance at the top of
the video game console market.
What We Know
Following the path of the new nintendo revolution
and the Playstation 3, Xbox had decided to go the route of a new
compact design. Continuing with the ascetics, the new xbox 360 will come with
interchangeable faceplates allowing owners to give their console
a custom look. Furthermore the Xbox 360 will have the ability to
be mounted both horizontally and vertically.
The look of the new console is fine and dandy, but what is under
all that cool looking plastic? Microsoft has developed an
impressive system capable of amazing processing power never seen
before in a home video game console. As well as new IBM
PowerPC-based CPU running at 3.2GHz, and over a half a gigabyte
of RAM, the Xbox 360 will showcase a new ATI video card capable
of advanced antialiasing and shader effects. What this means to
gamers is 720p and 1080i wide-screen HDTV, almost double the
resolution of the original Xbox which maxed out at 480p The
system will also support up to four wireless controls..
Arguably Microsoft can attribute a great deal of its success to
the hugely successful online capabilities. The new Xbox 360 will
continue with the online feature and develop it even further.
Xbox 360 will offer two tiers of online function, silver and
gold. With silver being a basic package for users to connect and
play online, and gold offering other services such as additional
downloads and content.
Microsoft has also provided additional resources for their new
gaming console. The Xbox 360 will have the ability to operate as
a general media centre, with the ability to stream media
directory from a PC running Windows Media Player, as well as
other portable devices which are supported by Microsoft.
Below is a full Spec Breakdown of the New Xbox 360
Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU: